SKC looks for fresh start in playoff opener vs. Whitecaps

All the positioning is done. All that's left to do is survive and advance.

Sporting Kansas City will play host to the Vancouver Whitecaps in the first round of MLS Cup playoffs Saturday afternoon with a fresh outlook.

Sporting KC lost their last three games of the regular season -- the only time all season the club lost even two straight games -- and finished as the third seed with a 17-10-7 record.

"The 34-game season